Exodus 21:6:12Exod.21.6.W12TAB
וַעֲבָד֖וֹ
vaavado
“{And} he shall serve him”
- Transliteration
- va-a-va-DO
- Extended
- vah-ah-vah-DOH
- IPA
- /wa.ʕă.va.ˈdoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And} he shall serve him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-va-DO
- clause
ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO bam-mar-TSE-a va-a-va-DO le-o-LAM
- sentence
ve-hig-gee-SHO a-do-NAIV el-ha-e-lo-HIM ve-hig-gee-SHO el-ha-DE-let OH el-ham-me-zoo-ZA ve-ra-TSA a-do-NAIV et-oz-NO bam-mar-TSE-a va-a-va-DO le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The clause culminates in va'avado l’olam {וַעֲבָדוֹ לְעוֹלָם | va-ʿă-vā-dō lə-ʿō-lām} ‘he shall serve him forever,’ expressing irrevocable lifelong servitude.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-b-d
“to serve or work”
In context — Exodus 21:6
Then his master shall bring him before God , and bring him to the door or to the doorpost; and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 21:6, so the Hebrew word וַעֲבָד֖וֹ (vaavado) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.21.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.6.W12.S1) and character.